That is some beautiful wood. Sorry you had to waste it on your mother.

Is the wood solid or did you make veneer and glue it on a substrate. I’ve made a few 3 ring binders and used veneer over 1/4” plywood. I also used a piano hindge for the hinges. I can’t make out what your hinges are.

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